PETTY, ORLANDO HENDERSON - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Lieutenant (Medical Corps), USNRF. Born: 20 February
1874, Harrison, Ohio. Appointed from: Pennsylvania. Citation: For extraordinary
heroism while serving with the 5th Regiment, U.S. Marines, in France during
the attack in the Boise de Belleau, 11 June 1918. While under heavy fire
of high explosive and gas shells in the town of Lucy, where his dressing
station was located, Lt. Petty attended to and evacuated the wounded under
most trying conditions. Having been knocked to the ground by an exploding
gas shell which tore his mask, Lt. Petty discarded the mask and courageously
continued his work. His dressing station being hit and demolished, he personally
helped carry Capt. Williams, wounded, through the shellfire to a place
of safety.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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